MK Party wants National Assembly to censure Godongwana over 'mishandling' budget process
In a mini debate on Friday, the EFF took it one step further, saying Godongwana must resign.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's budget speech was called off on 19 February 2025. Picture: GCIS
CAPE TOWN - The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party wants the National Assembly to censure Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana for what it views as him having bungled the national budgeting process.
After two false starts to table a budget that could meet majority support, and with the country currently operating without an approved budget, the main opposition said Parliament must express its public disapproval.
In a mini debate on Friday, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) took it one step further, saying Godongwana must resign.
The MK Party believes Godongwana is in dereliction of his duty to present the country with a credible budget.
The party’s Mzwanele Manyi said his unprecedented three attempts to put a budget before Parliament have created fiscal chaos and made him unfit for the job.
“I, therefore, move that this house notes with grave concern that the Minister of Finance mishandled the national budget process, undermining the integrity, credibility and constitutional responsibilities of fiscal governance.”
The EFF’s Sinawo Thambo backed up the call for a censure.
“South Africa has been in an unprecedented financial crisis as a result of gross incompetence by Minister Enoch Godongwana.”
Defending Godongwana during the debate, the African National Congress (ANC)’s Oscar Mathafa said rather than being viewed as mismanagement, the three budget attempts should be seen as the result of the robustness of public engagement in the process.